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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s not donut hole.  That’s a comfortable family. The rest of our kids go to state schools. [/quote]

This. If you have sticker shock, but the ability to pay you aren't really a donut hole. [/quote]

Ability to pay when that ability means constant struggle, isn’t really comfortable.

Families with more than one kid and $250-300k don’t get financial aid.  Paying $180-200k/year for kids’ tuition isn’t easy.[/quote]

You [b]save starting at birth[/b], consider your spending and [b]live way below your means[/b].  [/quote]

Colleges have become the modern-day version of the pyramids. Basically for most of your adult life it's this massive constant drain on your resources, and for what!?[/quote]

It doesn't have to be.  Simply attend a school you can afford.  Most states have several good schools that cost only $25-30K.  And there are plenty of private schools that offer merit that will bring price down to similar.  So take $5.5K loan, kid works and earns $10K+.  You have $15K left.  Parents can either cash flow part of it or have saved for that $15K/year (60K total).  Then your kid should easily be able to pay off $27K in loans within 5-6 years.

If that doesn't work, then start at CC for 1-2 years and transfer to a 4 year.  Live at home during the CC and your kid can totally fund it and be saving for the last 2 years with a job during breaks and PT during the year.

If your kid has a 3.5+ UW at HS they can easily find good merit (my 3.5/1250 kid did just that without even trying, had they stepped down a tier they could have found much more merit if it was needed).  My kid had two in-state (not the flagship) options that gave $5K merit even with those stats.  [/quote]

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